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There are four main categories of reports: Statistical Measurements, Data Analysis, Charts and Graphs, and Data Collection/Processing. Click on the title of the report listed below to view it.

STATISTICAL MEASUREMENTS:

• Definitions of Rates Used in Public Health Assessment

• Median of a Frequency Distribution

• "Reported" Pregnancy Statistics

• General Fertility Rate and Total Fertility Rate

• Common Ratios

• Age-Adjusted Rates

• Standardized Mortality Ratio

• Average Length of Stay in Hospitals

• Occupancy Rates in Health Facilities

DATA ANALYSIS:

• Reliability of Rates

• Standard Error: The Statistician's Hedge

• Sex Ratios for Analyzing Mortality Data

• Confidence Intervals for a Crude Rate

• Confidence Intervals for an Age-Adjusted Rate

• Confidence Interval and Significance Test for a Standardized Ratio

• Comparing Crude Rates or Ratios - Part 1: Dependent Rates

• Comparing Crude Rates or Ratios - Part 2: Independent Rates

• Comparing Age-Adjusted Rates

• Adjusted vs. Specific Rates

• Computing Synthetic Estimates for Local Health Data

• Measuring Premature Mortality Using Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL)

• The Notion of Risk

• Exploring Risk Relationships Using the Chi-Square Statistic - Part 1: Crude Risk, Significance and Confidence Limits

• Exploring Risk Relationships Using the Chi-Square Statistic - Part 2: Statistical Control of Risk Factors Using Stratification

CHARTS and GRAPHS:

• Bar Charts

• Line Charts

• Pie Charts and Pictographs

• Population Pyramids

• Arithmetic vs. Logarithmic Line Charts

DATA COLLECTION and PROCESSING:

• Why Survey?

• Types of Surveys

• Entire Population and Sample Size Surveys

• Probability Sampling

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